Jeoseungsaja
Jeoseungsaja (shortened to Saja) is the principal figure of death in Korean mythology, known as the "Netherworld Emissary." He is depicted as a stern and ruthless bureaucrat in Yama's service. As a psychopomp, he escorts all souls – good or evil – from the land of the living to the netherworld when the time comes.
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When
- Historical notes
- Principal death figure in Korean mythology, serving as psychopomp in Yama's service.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Chasa, Gangrim Doryeong, Hinokagutsuchi, Raijin, Ganglim, Enma-Dai-Ō, General Ox, General Horse, General Chains, General Shackles, Juhun gui, Heibai Wuchang, General Xie, General Fan, Izanagi, Fūjin, Izanami, Shinigami, Yanluo Wang, Diêm La Vương
- has aspect
- Ganglim
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“in Korean mythology, death's principal figure is the "Netherworld Emissary" Jeoseungsaja (저승사자, shortened to Saja (사자)). He is depicted as a stern and ruthless bureaucrat in Yama's service. A psychopomp, he escorts all”
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“in Korean mythology, death's principal figure is the "Netherworld Emissary" Jeoseungsaja. He is depicted as a stern and ruthless bureaucrat in Yama's service. A psychopomp, he escorts all – good or evil – from the land of the living”
#14634 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Korean mythology, death's principal figure is the "Netherworld Emissary" Jeoseungsaja (저승사자, shortened to Saja (사자)). He is depicted as a stern and ruthless bureaucrat in Yama's service.”
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